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Northwest MO has it too. Not sure how bad but bad enough.

Looks like 80% of the people surveyed already have said items or did I misunderstand the survey results? In reference to Iowa, I hear the same arguments that you are making: hunter recruitment/retention/access to quality experience, and there is a NR draw in IA already. As mentioned before I...

Typically OO is one of the last trees to green up in the spring but the deer definitely have browse lines on them. I would not have believed that deer eat the hedge apples but the last two seasons I have observed fawns eating the left over pieces where squirrels have broken them up to get to...

If you ever in SW IA NWMO I can get you all you need for seed.

Another similar idea I use is half inch rebar cut to 9”. Use 5/8 or 9/16 (depends on desired snugness and if planning to remove set to set or year to year) drill bit on cordless drill and go in tree 4-5” and you have ready made steps. As BnB originally stated if in a theft area you can remove...

Interesting concept but pre-2012 saw way more mature large antlered deer harvested. Same percentage I don’t know but seems to me more deer equates to more bucks getting to maturity and able to reach genetic potential. Even with substantially higher deer numbers pre-2012/EHD I don’t think most...

This inflation deal doesn’t get better with lower rates, IMO. The numbers don’t make sense but we gonna have to see 2-3 years of low prices to see much slip in land prices. And probably no sales at that. Unfortunately this hurts the smaller producers and beginning farmers the worst.

Not many went broke. LOTS of working capital and equity in farmers hands. Charts show VERY little drop in land prices if even noticeable during that time. If rates continue up from inflation the LOC interest will start to hurt.

This is interesting because based on what Don said the podcast “I ASSUME” he is using Reconyx cams as he uses the Reconyx software to track photos. I do feel that certain cameras make noise and certain flash types spook deer. I have used Tactacam cell cams the past couple years and continue to...

Sounds like his response is very close to what I had expected and posted on your thread a year or so ago on this topic. In their eyes and many hunters’ eyes the MO system is not broken. Missouri DoC is not only looking for older age class and large racks. I prefer mature deer but the majority...

They will steal you blind in those traps. Lucky you caught him instead of an empty unbaited trap.

What part of MO? I posted a month or so ago about smelling lot of death and a buddy had two fresh ones in his pond at that time. Found two does over the weekend that were carcasses that probably died in that timeline as they showed up after planting.

Still goes back to the INSANE amount of profitability realized by majority of farmers back to 2020. $400 to $700 per acre profits and that is IF the land was not owned outright. There are some DEEP pockets now in the farm sector. Not all of course but enough to keep land prices high.

Yeah DEMS were really wanting her to say that AR 15s made SS job more difficult. At least she didn’t answer that either.

So I guess Cheatle just talks off the cuff and stated that the roof was too steep to have SS assets on. Turns out she hasn’t been to the site, and others have caught on that the roof pitch of where Crooks took the shots from was 1:12 compared to 3:12 where the SS snipers were. I’d shoot...

Hardwood11 posted a great pic on this thread last Wednesday that CLEARLY shows the rooftop the snipers were on was much steeper than the one Crooks was on! That response by head of SS saying the roof was too steep and caused safety issues is CRAZY!!! Something is fishy for sure and even if...

I don’t think it is widespread yet but some evidently. This particular area had pockets last fall but not widespread.

SW Iowa on MO border

Thanks, I was afraid that be the answer.

Couple concerns. I have been out checking cows and fence and on the SXS on the roads and occasionally get a whiff of dead smell. A little more than normal but figured it was a random coon dead. Neighbor caught me and said he has two dead deer in his ponds. Can EHD start this early or when do...